Fiji

Ratu Viliame Katonivere has told the United Nations that cultivating a culture of peace is now more urgent than ever.

This is the assurance given by the military chief Ratu Jone Kalouniwai following the presidential pardon of the main instigator of the May 2000 coup and the leader of the November 2000 mutiny. Audio

The Fiji Corrections Service said the two prisoners, who were employed in the facility's kitchen, were temporary removed from their duties following a dispute over the handling of food supplies.

Victoria University political scientist Jon Fraenkel has ruled out the possibility of the treasonist starting a new political career or joining Sitiveni Rabuka's People's Alliance Party ranks. Audio

The document "explains how Fiji sees itself" and how it would like to "present itself" to the global community, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said while launching the white paper on Monday.

First person - While we have pardoned him, and let him go to his family, we must ensure he and such people never ever assume public or political office, writes Nirmal Singh Cheema.

"What has been done for the victims of the coup, who have been waiting 24 years for justice?"

The man behind the 2000 coup in Fiji, and the head of the mutineers, former soldier Shane Stevens have been granted Presidential pardons.

The man behind the 2000 coup in Fiji, and the head of the mutineers, former soldier Shane Stevens have been granted Presidential pardons.

FRU Interim Board chairman Peter Mazey said they are concerned by former Flying Fijians captain Waisea Nayacalevu's "serious accusations against the team at Rugby House".

"If we didn't have corruption, if we had professional people in charge, then Fiji would be better," Waisea Nayacalevu, who led the team to the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, said.

World Boxing Assocaition Oceania president Ferlin Marsh has asked another four international boxing judges to view the fight footage and send him the points.

The rise of the Fijian Drua rugby team and how it has captivated a nation, is now chronicled in a book.

Fijian cruiserweight boxing champion Alivereti Kauyaca lost by split points decision to New Zealand's John Parker in Hamilton on Saturday.

It is almost eight months since Fijian authorities raided two warehouses within days of each other in "one of the biggest seizures ever".

The St Giles Psychiatric Hospital in Suva is battling with resource constraints as demand for mental health services, linked to drug use, is surging in the country.

Fiji's Melania Tora and Samoa's Litara Ieremaia-Allan, both 24, were crowned Miss Hibiscus (in Suva) and Miss Samoa (in Apia) on Saturday.